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Venezuela's government has asked staff from the United Nations' human rights body to leave the country within three days, saying it will conduct a … Read more: Venezuela asks UN human rights staff to leave country amid review | ReutersContinue Reading

The move was a sharp escalation of tensions with the international community following the arrest of a prominent human rights activist in the … Read more: Venezuela expels U.N. human rights officers, citing 'colonialist' behaviorContinue Reading

Yvan Gil, Venezuela's foreign minister, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Mr. Gil ordered the UN's human rights agency … Read more: Venezuela Expels U.N. Human Rights Agency – The New York TimesContinue Reading

The human rights impact assessment (HRIA) tool seeks to make it easier for banks to create ethics frameworks around their use of AI to ensure it's … Read more: AI assessment tool launched by human rights commissioner – The MandarinContinue Reading

No matter the results of the Indonesian presidential elections, the people still care about human rights, says Andreas Harsono. Indonesian Defence … Read more: This former general may be Indonesia's next president. Human rights advocates are worriedContinue Reading

North Korea Is Sending Workers Abroad Again Amid Fresh Crackdown on Human Rights. 3 minute read. Workers rest outside the Kim Jong Suk textile factory … Read more: Why North Korea Has Resumed Sending Workers Abroad | TIMEContinue Reading

Philippe Dam is EU advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen landed in Tunis in July, she knew … Read more: Von der Leyen's human rights hypocrisy – POLITICO.euContinue Reading

Researchers used samples from populations deemed by experts and campaigners to be vulnerable to exploitation, including Uyghurs and Tibetans. Read more: Genetics journal retracts 17 papers from China due to human rights concernsContinue Reading

Request to European Commission cites accord linking human rights obligations to trade ties, obliquely raising prospect of economic sanctions for … Read more: Spain, Ireland ask EU to probe if Israel violating human rights in GazaContinue Reading

human rights abuses, including overseeing the abduction of democracy activists. Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy and sits at a … Read more: Former general linked to human rights abuses elected as Indonesia's next presidentContinue Reading

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Human rights organizations in Venezuela on Wednesday demanded the release of a prominent attorney and activist whose … Read more: Human rights groups in Venezuela demand release of prominent detained attorney and activistContinue Reading

… human rights obligations in Gaza under an accord that links rights to trade ties.The Spanish and Irish prime ministers Pedro Sanchez and Leo … Read more: Spain, Ireland seek EU check on Israel's human rights record in Gaza – Al-MonitorContinue Reading

Mr Jdid v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2024] AusHRC 157. Report into the use of force. Australian Human Rights … Read more: Mr Jdid v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)(2024)Continue Reading

The detention of Rocío San Miguel, and her disappearance for many days, has Venezuelan human right activists concerned that they have entered a … Read more: In Venezuela, You're a Critic One Day, and Arrested the Next – The New York TimesContinue Reading